Spills
M/V red seagull 93; galveston, tx
NOAAORR-6962
- issued
- 1993-09-02 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 1993-09-16 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 1993-09-16 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 28.717, -94.667
- vessels
- TANKER RED SEA GULLM/V RED SEAGULL 93
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
M/V RED SEAGULL 93; Galveston, TX. Galveston, TX. 1. At approximately 0230 (CST), the tanker RED SEA GULL, carrying about 900,000 Gallons (21,430 BBL) of Light Kuwaiti Crude Oil, began leaking at a rate of approximately one barrel every three minutes. The vessel is about 30 miles south of Galveston, Texas, at 28Deg. 43Min. North, 94Deg. 40Min. West. . An oil slick 4 miles long and 300 feet wide has been reported moving North. Winds are SSW at 10 to 15 Kts, seas 2 to 4 feet. USCG district 8. 2. COMMODITY: LIGHT KUWAITI CRUDE OIL. 3. POSITION 28.717N 094.667W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6962: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6962
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